Smith's Timely Homerun Lifts D-Braves to Series Win
DANVILLE, Va. - Justin Smith's two-run homerun in the seventh inning proved to be enough for the D-Braves to collect their fifth series win of the season on Thursday night at Legion Field.
DANVILLE, Va. -
The score stood at a 1-1 standstill through six and a half innings. After
The D-Braves would go on to score another in the bottom of the seventh off a
In the eighth, Danville took every opportunity of poor Burlington relief pitching. Burlington threw three wild pitches and allowed two D-Braves runs. All together, Danville brushed four across the plate.
Pitcher
The D-Braves offense was cooking on Thursday evening as three D-Braves logged three hits on Thursday evening.
First baseman Benson produced the best hitting evening of his career. The third-year Braves player posted three extra-base hits with two doubles and a triple. Previously Benson had only one extra-base hit in a game, and had only garnered one three-hit game in his career.
Justin Dean led all hitters with three RBIs, which was his first three-RBI game of his professional career and second multi-RBI game overall.
The D-Braves will go for the series sweep tomorrow against Burlington. First pitch is at 7 p.m.